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phill4paul
05-07-2013, 12:32 AM
Little, if ever, used. Why? /rhetorical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States


At the federal level, Article II of the United States Constitution (Section 4) states that "The President, Vice President, and all civil Officers of the United States shall be removed from Office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other High Crimes and Misdemeanors."


Impeachment can also occur at the state level; state legislatures can impeach state officials, including governors, according to their respective state constitutions.

phill4paul
05-07-2013, 12:44 AM
Love the wiki link./s lol.......


While almost all of them (impeachments) were for the most part frivolous and were buried as soon as they were introduced, several did have their intended effect...most famously, President Richard Nixon resigned from office after the House Judiciary Committee had already reported articles of impeachment to the floor.

So Nixons impeachment was frivolent but had an intended effect? Lol. Some wiki gurus go clear this up. They will not eat there own. That is the rule.

RM918
05-07-2013, 12:46 AM
Because the people who decide whether to impeach are owned by the same people who own whoever they want to impeach.

fr33
05-07-2013, 12:48 AM
His motorcade alone has likely committed a misdemeanor at some point.

phill4paul
05-07-2013, 12:51 AM
His motorcade alone has likely committed a misdemeanor at some point.

well surely. A misdemeanor in the least by the laws applied to us. I don't even think Nixon could be charged under current laws WRT executive powers.

WhistlinDave
05-07-2013, 01:26 AM
Protecting Holder from having to hand over documents relating to Fast & Furious would be obstructing justice, wouldn't it? That's a crime--or at least it would be if you or I did it. (And it's just one thing to add to the list, which could probably get pretty lengthy...)

phill4paul
05-07-2013, 01:33 AM
Protecting Holder from having to hand over documents relating to Fast & Furious would be obstructing justice, wouldn't it? That's a crime--or at least it would be if you or I did it. (And it's just one thing to add to the list, which could probably get pretty lengthy...)

Indeed.

CPUd
05-07-2013, 03:17 AM
Protecting Holder from having to hand over documents relating to Fast & Furious would be obstructing justice, wouldn't it? That's a crime--or at least it would be if you or I did it. (And it's just one thing to add to the list, which could probably get pretty lengthy...)

They would claim 'national security', and if somehow that didn't work- 'when the President does it, it's not illegal'

If Nixon wasn't sure the Senate would vote to convict, he probably wouldn't have resigned. Same reason, Clinton probably would have.

cindy25
05-07-2013, 03:21 AM
the 2/3 requirement for conviction makes it very hard.

pacelli
05-07-2013, 05:11 AM
Try getting on any radio station and mention the "I" word... see what happens. It is a major keyword that the system does not like being circulated in the public.

Aratus
05-07-2013, 06:58 AM
it did have an effect. the timely vote of senator edmund ross of kansas cleared andrew johnson in 1868 but the next
40 to 50 years saw the rise of very powerful congressional chairmen who could threaten to make or break presidents.

MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2
05-07-2013, 07:02 AM
Love the wiki link./s lol.......



So Nixons impeachment was frivolent but had an intended effect? Lol. Some wiki gurus go clear this up. They will not eat there own. That is the rule.


Of course not. They don't hold others accountable for their previous crimes so they won't be held accountable for their current crimes.

enhanced_deficit
05-07-2013, 10:39 PM
the 2/3 requirement for conviction makes it very hard.

If Obama's puppet masters got demoralized, it could happen.

The Free Hornet
05-07-2013, 11:35 PM
If Obama's puppet masters got demoralized, it could happen.

In that case... to what end? I'd like the puppet masters demoralized. Perhaps you're saying the same thing.

Aratus
07-25-2018, 06:16 AM
the 2/3 requirement for conviction makes it very hard.

Even if someone has 25,000 unpaid parking tickets, which are misdemeanors... there is a kicker.

Aratus
08-27-2018, 03:58 PM
Little, if ever, used. Why? /rhetorical

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States

Good Q

Grandmastersexsay
08-27-2018, 04:49 PM
Traffic and parking violations are not misdemeanors. Why do people necro bump old irrelevant threads like this?

Swordsmyth
08-27-2018, 04:53 PM
Traffic and parking violations are not misdemeanors. Why do people necro bump old irrelevant threads like this?

Aratus is obsessed with impeaching Trump.

Swordsmyth
08-27-2018, 07:33 PM
Even if someone has 25,000 unpaid parking tickets, which are misdemeanors... there is a kicker.

https://i1.wp.com/thepoliticalinsider.com/content/uploads/2018/08/Trump-Impeachment-1535388586.jpg?resize=640%2C513&ssl=1

Aratus
08-27-2018, 07:40 PM
If Pence stays put, Pence/Trump in 2020 wins? This too may happen!

Especially if Hillary/Bernie as to be a happy party unity ticket in 2o2o!

Pauls' Revere
10-27-2019, 07:37 PM
Saw this reply in a news feed.

Here's an interesting fact - if the impeachment trial happens in the Senate then none of the Senators can campaign during the trial and have to be present during the entire proceedings which would mean that Harris, Sanders, Booker and Warren would be finished. It's a Senate Rule live with it.

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enhanced_deficit
10-27-2019, 07:40 PM
Little, if ever, used. Why? /rhetorical


Soon you may not have to wonder why... if Dems recent plans went forward on current track and GOP Senate defectors joined Dems.

r3volution 3.0
10-28-2019, 01:05 AM
https://i1.wp.com/thepoliticalinsider.com/content/uploads/2018/08/Trump-Impeachment-1535388586.jpg?resize=640%2C513&ssl=1

Just in case this wasn't a joke, or someone didn't realize it was a joke, an appointed VP has to be confirmed by Congress.